Music is an art, as well as a discipline, and is an integral part of the school curriculum. Musical understanding and performance enrich students aesthetically, emotionally, socially and intellectually. the integration of music into the curriculum stimulates the imagination and enhances the study of other disciplines. because sacred melody united to words forms a necessary or integral part of the solemn liturgy, the musical traditional of the Catholic Church is a treasure of immeasurable value.
Music education serves as a key to unlocking her creative ability inherent in each student, as well as stimulating and preparing the brain for other academic subjects. Instruction in musical performance, music appreciation, movement and the elements of musical organization enables students to satisfy their need for personal expression. It also stimulates multi-tasked and multi-faced thinking in development of the abilities to perform several different functions simultaneously.
Music is a universal language through which one better understand and appreciates the richness and diversity of human experience. And couples with solid integration of liturgical music, provides the student a unique opportunity for a complete education in the arts; it is this which establishes our Catholic identity.
